HIV transmission during paediatric health care in subSaharan Africa - risks and evidence

Health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa are challenged not only to improve care for the increasing number of HIV infected children, but also to prevent transmission of HIV to other children and health care workers through contaminated medical procedures and needlestick accidents. HIV-infected children aged to 1 year typically have high viral loads, making them dangerous reservoirs for iatrogenic transmission. Most vertically infected children...